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The Princess's Silent Vow

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responsibleμ±…μž„κ° μžˆλŠ”
with my whole heart온 λ§ˆμŒμ„ λ‹€ν•΄
deeply깊이 / μ§„μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ
waveringν”λ“€λ¦¬λŠ” / μ£Όμ €ν•˜λŠ”
say something stupid바보 같은 말을 ν•˜λ‹€
brain fart(κ°‘μžκΈ° 생각이 μ•ˆ λ‚˜κ±°λ‚˜ ν—›μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό ν•˜λŠ”) λ‡Œ μ •μ§€
fatal치λͺ…적인
crosses the line선을 λ„˜λ‹€
fatal weakness치λͺ…적인 약점

Brain fart

머릿속이 κ°‘μžκΈ° ν•˜μ–˜μ§€κ±°λ‚˜, 말도 μ•ˆ λ˜λŠ” μ‹€μˆ˜λ₯Ό μ €μ§€λ₯΄λŠ” 상황을 λœ»ν•˜λŠ” μŠ¬λž­μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 곡식적인 μžλ¦¬λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” 친ꡬ μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ κ°€λ³κ²Œ μ“°κΈ° μ’‹μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Crosses the line

ν—ˆμš©λ˜λŠ” λ²”μœ„λ₯Ό λ„˜μ–΄μ„œκ±°λ‚˜, μƒλŒ€λ°©μ—κ²Œ λ¬΄λ‘€ν•˜κ²Œ ν–‰λ™ν•˜μ—¬ '선을 λ„˜λŠ”' ν–‰μœ„λ₯Ό μ˜λ―Έν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Wavering

결정을 내리지 λͺ»ν•˜κ³  마음이 이리저리 ν”λ“€λ¦¬λŠ” μƒνƒœλ₯Ό λ¬˜μ‚¬ν•  λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

The Kingdom of Aethelgard was in a festive mood, but Princess Elara felt only pressure. It was Valentine’s Day, a day that felt much more serious in her kingdom than in the neighboring lands. Today, she had to choose a husband. The crowd cheered as she arrived, but her heart was wavering. She had two suitors, and neither was a good catch.

First was Duke Marcus. He was a responsible man who promised to protect the borders with his whole heart. He spoke deeply about his loyalty to the crown. However, his flaw was his temper. He often crosses the line when he is angry, shouting at servants for the smallest mistakes. To Elara, a man who couldn't control his rage had a fatal weakness.

Then there was Count Julian. He was handsome and charming, but he had a tendency to say something stupid whenever the conversation turned to politics. During a royal dinner, he had a massive brain fart and forgot the name of the King's father. While some laughed it off, Elara saw it as a fatal sign of his lack of intelligence.

"Princess," the King whispered, "you must choose. You cannot settle for a life of loneliness. Either Marcus or Julian will make a fine King."

Elara looked at her options. She didn't want to settle for someone who was either a bully or a fool. She knew that if she chose either, her relationship would be in trouble before it even started. She needed a second to think. She weighed the charms and flaws of the men. Marcus was strong but cruel; Julian was sweet but dim-witted.

Suddenly, Elara stepped forward. "I have made my choice," she announced. The suitors leaned in, hopeful. "I'd rather live alone than marry a man I do not respect. I will not settle. Instead, I choose to rule this kingdom as its first solo Queen."

The crowd gasped. It was a bold move that no one expected. She turned to the suitors and smiled. "I wish you both a Happy Valentine’s Day, but I am my own good catch."


μ—λΈκ°€λ“œ 왕ꡭ은 μΆ•μ œ λΆ„μœ„κΈ°μ˜€μ§€λ§Œ, μ—˜λΌλΌ κ³΅μ£ΌλŠ” μ••λ°•κ°λ§Œμ„ λŠκΌˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그날은 이웃 λ‚˜λΌλ“€λ³΄λ‹€ κ·Έλ…€μ˜ μ™•κ΅­μ—μ„œ 훨씬 더 μ§„μ§€ν•˜κ²Œ μ—¬κ²¨μ§€λŠ” λ°œλ Œνƒ€μΈλ°μ΄μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 였늘 κ·Έλ…€λŠ” λ‚¨νŽΈμ„ 선택해야 ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€κ°€ λ„μ°©ν•˜μž ꡰ쀑은 ν™˜ν˜Έν–ˆμ§€λ§Œ, κ·Έλ…€μ˜ λ§ˆμŒμ€ 흔듀리고 μžˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€μ—κ²ŒλŠ” 두 λͺ…μ˜ κ΅¬ν˜Όμžκ°€ μžˆμ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ, λ‘˜ λ‹€ λ”±νžˆ λŒ€λ‹¨ν•œ 감은 μ•„λ‹ˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

첫 λ²ˆμ§ΈλŠ” 마컀슀 κ³΅μž‘μ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” μ±…μž„κ° μžˆλŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄μ—ˆκ³  온 λ§ˆμŒμ„ λ‹€ν•΄ ꡭ경을 지킀겠노라 μ•½μ†ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” 왕싀에 λŒ€ν•œ 좩성심에 λŒ€ν•΄ 깊이 있게 μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 그의 단점은 μ„±κ²©μ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” ν™”κ°€ λ‚˜λ©΄ μž‘μ€ μ‹€μˆ˜μ—λ„ ν•˜μΈλ“€μ—κ²Œ μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό μ§€λ₯΄λ©° 자주 선을 λ„˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—˜λΌλΌμ—κ²Œ ν™”λ₯Ό μ‘°μ ˆν•˜μ§€ λͺ»ν•˜λŠ” λ‚¨μžλŠ” 치λͺ…적인 약점을 κ°€μ§„ κ²ƒμ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ‹€μŒμ€ μ€„λ¦¬μ•ˆ λ°±μž‘μ΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·ΈλŠ” μž˜μƒκΈ°κ³  λ§€λ ₯μ μ΄μ—ˆμ§€λ§Œ, λŒ€ν™” μ£Όμ œκ°€ μ •μΉ˜λ‘œ 흘러갈 λ•Œλ§ˆλ‹€ 바보 같은 말을 ν•˜λŠ” κ²½ν–₯이 μžˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ™•μ‹€ 만찬 도쀑, κ·ΈλŠ” μ‹¬ν•œ λ‡Œ μ •μ§€κ°€ μ™€μ„œ κ΅­μ™•μ˜ λΆ€μΉœ 성함을 μžŠμ–΄λ²„λ¦¬κΈ°λ„ ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λ–€ 이듀은 μ›ƒμ–΄λ„˜κ²Όμ§€λ§Œ, μ—˜λΌλΌλŠ” 그것을 μ§€λŠ₯ λΆ€μ‘±μ˜ 치λͺ…적인 μ‹ ν˜Έλ‘œ λ³΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

"곡주야," 왕이 μ†μ‚­μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "선택해야 ν•œλ‹€. μ™Έλ‘œμ›€ λ•Œλ¬Έμ— 인생을 νƒ€ν˜‘ν•˜λ©° μ‚΄ μˆ˜λŠ” μ—†μž–λ‹ˆ. λ§ˆμ»€μŠ€λ‚˜ μ€„λ¦¬μ•ˆ 쀑 ν•œ λͺ…은 ν›Œλ₯­ν•œ 왕이 될 κ±°λ‹€."

μ—˜λΌλΌλŠ” 선택지듀을 μ‚΄νŽ΄λ³΄μ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” κ΄΄λ‘­νžˆλŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄λ‚˜ 바보와 νƒ€ν˜‘ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‘˜ 쀑 λˆ„κ΅¬λ₯Ό μ„ νƒν•˜λ“ , 관계가 μ‹œμž‘λ˜κΈ°λ„ 전에 λ¬Έμ œκ°€ 생길 κ²ƒμž„μ„ κ·Έλ…€λŠ” μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” 생각할 μ‹œκ°„μ΄ ν•„μš”ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” λ‚¨μžλ“€μ˜ λ§€λ ₯κ³Ό 단점을 μ €μšΈμ§ˆν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ§ˆμ»€μŠ€λŠ” κ°•ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μž”μΈν–ˆκ³ , μ€„λ¦¬μ•ˆμ€ λ‹€μ •ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ λ©μ²­ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

κ°‘μžκΈ° μ—˜λΌλΌκ°€ μ•žμœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜μ„°μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "결정을 λ‚΄λ ΈμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€." κ·Έλ…€κ°€ λ°œν‘œν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ΅¬ν˜Όμžλ“€μ€ 희망에 μ°¨μ„œ λͺΈμ„ μˆ™μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ‘΄κ²½ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” λ‚¨μžμ™€ κ²°ν˜Όν•˜λŠλ‹ˆ 차라리 혼자 μ‚΄κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €λŠ” νƒ€ν˜‘ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λŒ€μ‹ , 이 μ™•κ΅­μ˜ 첫 번째 단독 μ—¬μ™•μœΌλ‘œμ„œ ν†΅μΉ˜ν•˜κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€."

ꡰ쀑은 깜짝 λ†€λžμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그것은 아무도 μ˜ˆμƒμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•œ λŒ€λ‹΄ν•œ ν–‰λ³΄μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ…€λŠ” κ΅¬ν˜Όμžλ“€μ„ λŒμ•„λ³΄λ©° λ―Έμ†Œ μ§€μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "두 λΆ„ λͺ¨λ‘ ν–‰λ³΅ν•œ λ°œλ Œνƒ€μΈλ°μ΄ 되길 λ°”λžλ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ €μ˜ κ°€μž₯ 쒋은 짝은 λ°”λ‘œ μ € μžμ‹ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€."